2007 Season Results

Bill Vanderbilt Invitational
Hosted by Hope on September 1
Hope finished third in a field of five teams. Team Scores: 1. Cornerstone 31, 2. Albion 42, 3. Hope 49. Meet Winner: Derek Scott, Cornerstone, 25:20. Hope Finishers: 5. Paul VanderVelde, 26:52; 7. Matt Wiersum, 27:03; 8. Rob Bailey, 27:04; 13. Nick Zendler, 27:35; 16. Lucas Wotlhuis, 27:48; 17. Kevin Hagan, 27:50; 21. Eric Anderson, 28:26.

Spartan Invitational
Hosted by Michigan State University on September 14
Hope finished ninth in a field of 11 teams. Team Winner: Grand Valley State, 27 points. Hope ended with 233 points. Meet Winner: Nate Peck, Grand Valley, 24:32. Hope Finishers: Robert Bailey, 29th (26:20); Paul VanderVelde, 41st (26:42); Matt Wiersum, 50th (27:16); Eric Anderson, 56th (27:54); Kevin Hagan, 57th (27:56); Lucas Wolthuis, 58th (27:57); and Jeff Layman, 59th (27:58).

MIAA Jamboree
Hosted by Tri-State on September 22
Hope finished third in a field of eight teams. Team Scores: 1. Calvin 15, 2. Tri-State 63, 3. Hope 78, 4. Albion 86, 5. Adrian 163, 6. Kalamazoo 163, 7. Alma 181, 8. Olivet 254 Meet Winner (8K): 1. Jon Gries, Calvin, 26.28 Hope Finishers: 12. Zach King, 27:23; 14. Paul VanderVelde, 27:30; 15. Rob Bailey, 27:33; 25. Matt Wiersum, 28:09; 32. Nick Zendler, 28:30.

Roy Griak Invitational
at University of Minnesota on September 29
Team Scores: Hope finished 11th in a field of 34 teams. Team Winner: UW-LaCrosse, 53 points. Hope ended with 385 points. Meet Winner: Tyler Sigl, UW-Platteville, 25:21. Hope Finishers: 57. Paul VanderVelde, 27:28; 58. Zach King, 27:28; 77. Rob Bailey, 28:00; 90. Matt Wiersum, 28:10; 103. Lucas Wotlhuis, 28:23.

UW-Oshkosh Invitational
at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on October 13
Team Scores: Hope finished 16th in a field of 22 teams. Team Winner: New York University, 68 points. Hope ended with 400 points. Meet Winner: Brian Butzler, University of Wisconsin, 24:01. Hope Finishers: 63. Rob Bailey, 25:44; 67. Paul VanderVelde, 25:46; 82. Zach King, 26:05; 93. Matt Wiersum, 26:21; 95. Nick Zendler, 26:25.

MIAA Championships
at Concord Golf Course, hosted by Albion, October 27
Team Scores: 1. Calvin 15, 2. Tri-State 57, 3. Hope 75, 4. Albion 99, 5. Alma 159, 6. Kalamazoo 163, 7. Adrian 174, 8. Olivet 254. Meet Winner: Tad Hulst, Calvin, 25:30. Hope Finishers: 7. Rob Bailey, 26:21; 12. Paul VanderVelde, 26:51; 15. Matt Wiersum, 27:00; 20. Zach King, 27:36; 21. Lucas Wotlhuis, 27:43. All-MIAA Honors: 1st Team – Rob Bailey, junior from Portage, Ind. (Portage HS); 2nd Team: Zach King, junior from Portage (Portage Northern HS); Paul VanderVelde, junior from Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS); and Matt Wiersum, sophomore from Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS).

NCAA Great Lakes Regional
hosted by Calvin College, November 10
Team Scores: Hope finished 18th in a field of 38 teams. Team Winner: Calvin, 27 points. Hope ended with 487 points. Meet Winner: Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 24:51. Hope Finishers: 65. Rob Bailey, 26:31; 75. Paul VanderVelde, 26:37; 100. Nick Zendler, 26:52; 117. Zach King, 27:06; 130. Eric Anderson, 27:18.